On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > raghu wrote: >> All of this is true, but beneath all this hype there is some substance >> which I think really is interesting and potentially revolutionary. The >> Harvard/MIT EdX initiative really is exciting. Already the open >> courseware initiatives of various institutions have created a treasure >> trove of very high quality educational content, which really has the >> potential to benefit the whole world. > > I'd bet that when the dust settles, the whole thing still requires > in-person help from professors or some other kind of mentor.
Of course it does. These courses are online, but doesn't mean they are automated. And that's how it should be - why is this a bad thing? The challenge is in paying for the infrastructure and the labor that all of this requires. Right now, university administrations are enlightened enough to spend institutional resources for the public good, but is that sustainable? I don't know, but I really do hope so. -raghu. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
